Wadsworth, Nevada
Wadsworth, Nevada | |
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Central Wadsworth | |
Location of Wadsworth, Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′8″N 119°16′59″W / 39.63556°N 119.28306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km2) |
| • Land | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,075 ft (1,242 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 991 |
| • Density | 267/sq mi (103.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89442 |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-81000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0844607 |
| Reference no. | 68 |
Wadsworth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada. As of the 2020 census, Wadsworth had a population of 991. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area and located entirely within the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. The town was named for General James S. Wadsworth, a Civil War general killed during the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. It was given this name by Leland Stanford of the Central Pacific Railroad as a favor to General Irvin McDowell, whom Wadsworth had served under during the Civil War.